45 Debut Gift
I took the elevator from the 12th floor down to the underground parking lot. As soon as I went out, I saw a huge teacher, Gu, leaning against a seven-seater business car, looking at his mobile phone. There were two cups of coffee on the hood of the car, one of which was half drunk, and the other was still neatly placed in a bag.
"Teacher Gu." Yuan Xiao greeted him and threw the car keys over. Gu Yuchen caught them steadily. He waved to the others, "Get in the car."
There were only seven seats in the car, Gu Yuchen acted as the driver, and the five children got into the back seat obediently, leaving the passenger seat for Yuan Xiao. She got into the car and took the coffee handed to her by Gu Yuchen. Teacher Gu drank American coffee himself, but he always added sugar and milk when he ordered it for her.
"Is it far?" Yuan Xiao had never been to the place they were going to, so he turned to ask Gu Yuchen.
"Not far, about twenty minutes." Gu Yuchen steered the car out of the basement without using the navigation system, and it was obvious that he was very familiar with where he was going.
Staying in such a small space in the car with the two teachers, the five people who usually started to make a fuss huddled obediently in the back and listened to Sister Xiaoxiao and Teacher Gu talking, communicating with their eyes.
Yu Le: Help me, this atmosphere! I can't even breathe!
Fortunately, the journey was not long. Gu Yuchen parked the car in the parking lot of an art park on the Fourth Ring Road and led them into a studio as if they were familiar with the place.
The studio is not big and it is deserted with no customers inside. There is only a man leaning against the front desk. His back looks strangely familiar.
Gu Yuchen pushed the door open and walked in, as if he was returning home. The man turned around upon hearing the voice, and with a pair of smiling fox eyes, he came forward and bumped shoulders with Gu Yuchen, then greeted Yuan Xiao and the others, "Hi, I'm Fu Daoyun."
"His second brother."
Gu Yuchen is a former member of the group and the only one who retired to get married. He now runs a store that sells customized in-ear monitors, microphones and other musical equipment, so he can be considered to be still engaged in the music industry.
Even though they had been apart for many years, they had never lost contact, just like brothers. Fu Daoyun touched Gu Yuchen and smiled at him, "Won't you introduce me to them?"
Gu Yuchen glanced at Yuan Xiao and felt awkward for some reason. He was at a loss for words, which was rare in a thousand years. "Yuan Xiao, I... my boss."
Now, not only Fu Daoyun's eyes became teasing, but even the five little ones following behind him also heard something. Pei Zijin, Yan Fan, Su Chen and Jin Zeyu looked at each other secretly, could it be what they thought?
Only Yu Le was not connected to Bluetooth: What happened? What happened? Isolate me?
Yuan Xiao had no choice but to shake hands with Fu Daoyun and pointed at the five restless people behind her: "This is Yuan Xin's new group. Teacher Fu, take a look at them."
Pei Jinyan Su Yu: Stand up straight instantly.
"Very good." Fu Daoyun smiled and nodded at them, looking very good-tempered. "I saw your performance on short videos. It was good, better than ours at that time."
"That's right." Gu Yuchen hung on his shoulder and hummed softly, "Don't you see who taught you that?"
Fu Daoyun gently pushed him, reminding the boy to be more restrained and act like a teacher in front of students and bosses. "Come with me, the things are inside."
There is another world behind the studio. Pei Zijin followed his senior all the way to the inner room. Looking at the dazzling array of equipment, he couldn't help but reach out and touch them.
A complete musician's delight with all versions of synthesizers and electronic instruments, from vintage to the latest.
Teacher Gu's lazy voice sounded beside him: "Don't be envious. Xiaoxiao bought a better one. We will have everything ready next week."
There was a pure black box on the table in the inner room, which was out of tune with the professional atmosphere in the whole room. Yan Fan guessed that this was probably the reason why Sister Xiaoxiao and Teacher Gu brought them here in a mysterious way. Sure enough, Fu Daoyun pointed at the box and said, "Here, who will open it?"
There should always be a sense of ceremony.
All five of them looked at Yuan Xiao, and she nodded: "This is your debut gift from Teacher Gu and I, open it."
Debut gift! So good!
It was Pei Zijin who represented the team again. He reached out and opened the lid of the box from the bottom. As soon as the box was opened, even Yan Fan couldn't help but exclaim.
Custom condenser mic!
There are five of them in a row, with colors ranging from light to dark blue, which just correspond to each of their cheering colors, and different cursive English letters are engraved on the tails.
This was the first microphone in their lives that belonged to them alone. Pei Zijin's hand holding the box became cautious in an instant, but Yuan Xiao couldn't bear to see it, so he reached out and took out the one next to it from the sponge and handed it to Jin Zeyu: "Yours."
The darkest blue, color number #1201ff, with a silver English name at the end of the mike. Jin Zeyu narrowed his eyes and read softly: "Yonah."
"Your English stage name after your debut means dove in Hebrew. It was proposed by the sister in charge of your group's selection." Yuan Xiao explained to him. This boy who looks cool at first glance actually has a soft heart. This English name quietly explains his personality.
The bright blue #1029ff belongs to Yu Le, whose English name is Remi. His microphone is inlaid with diamonds, which looks sparkling.
The younger brother couldn't let it go, and stared at Yuan Xiao with the same bright eyes, waiting for her to tell him the meaning of his name.
"This is a name derived from French. Its Chinese meaning is healer, but I prefer its meaning as a helmsman. This is what I chose." This name is also meaningful. Yuan Xiao believes that if the group wants to keep going, compared to Captain Xiao Pei who is in a leadership position on the surface, Yu Le, who is like a glue, may be more worthy of the responsibility of a helmsman.
Yu Le was so happy that he almost fainted. He held his Mike tightly and refused to let go: "Thank you, Sister Xiaoxiao!"
Suchen, #612fff, gentle and bright blue-purple, "Tristan, a legendary knight who loves music and singing and is sentimental."
Yan Fan, #329fff, pure and clear ice blue, "Soren, a burning warrior, 100% matches your stage."
Pei Zijin, #407fff, the vast and inclusive sea blue, "Alec, Guardian, I don't need to explain this too much. Your name was given to you by Teacher Gu."
When he heard the last name, Fu Daoyun, who had been smiling, suddenly froze and looked at Gu Yuchen deeply, "You..."
"Don't worry." He blinked, "I asked our eldest brother about his opinion, and he said he would not charge me for the copyright."
Pei Zijin also heard the noise and looked over at them. Gu Yuchen smiled and explained, "This is also the name of a senior idol in your idol world. But don't worry, it's okay to have the same English name as someone in a foreign country."
"S, T, A, R, Y, Stary." Five people, five stars, which add up to the name of the group, unique and inseparable.
A bond naturally developed among the five people, and from that moment on, they truly became a team.
Of course they have to have an English name, Yuan Xiao’s goal of forming a group is not just limited to domestic entertainment.
After their debut, many of the designs that Yuan Xiao had made in advance began to slowly emerge. The image positioning of each of them had already been incredibly detailed in countless meetings, including each person's beast image, what kind of stars they would be, what symbols would be used to represent the surroundings, etc. There were specific definitions, and even several versions were made based on the different debut personnel configurations.
Of course, our mission today is not just to deliver a dedicated microphone, but also to customize each person's in-ear monitors.
The ear monitor cannot be a surprise like the microphone. It needs to be molded first. Everyone's ear canal is different. Only after the mold is molded can the best and most suitable ear monitor be customized. This requires squeezing the colored clay used for making models into the ear, and taking it out after it solidifies slightly, and then sending it to a special manufacturer.
This thing doesn't require any technical skills. Gu Yuchen said that at that time they squeezed out the money to customize the in-ear monitors. There were no offline stores in Beijing, so they went to a hearing aid store to learn how to make them, and they all made them themselves.
Fu Daoyun moved quickly. As soon as the five people sat down, the colored clay had been squeezed before they had time to prepare themselves mentally. They just had to sit in a row and wait for it to dry.
Yuan Xiao also took the opportunity to chat with Teacher Fu for a while. Gu Yuchen had only said that he wanted to come to a store he was familiar with for custom-made items, but he did not tell her that he was his teammate.
After meeting each other, Yuan Xiao's desire to poach people started to stir again, because this was the first generation.
According to Gu Yuchen, they were so poor at the time that they couldn't even tell who was the main dancer or the main creator. They had to be good at all kinds of skills. It was too expensive to hire a mixer or choreographer. Their eldest brother even had a chef's license...
"My second brother is the best live sound mixer." Yuan Xiao made his point clear. Fu Daoyun hadn't expressed his opinion yet, but Gu Yuchen seemed very happy. "Don't think that there are not many people in this store. This is his side job. Mr. Fu usually earns hourly wages."
Having said this, Fu Daoyun glanced at him helplessly. It seemed like he was speaking in his favor, but in fact, he had exposed all his past. A man in the courtship period would not care about his brothers at all.
"I also watched a little bit of your live broadcast of the concert yesterday. Yuchen helped design the stage, right?" Fu Daoyun curled his eyes and declined politely, "He did ask me if I wanted to go to the venue to help him sit at the central control, but I saw that the organizing team didn't cooperate, so I decided not to make trouble."
Yuan Xiao understood what Teacher Fu meant. She shook her head and pointed at Gu Yuchen, "I want to ask Teacher Fu to help him share some of the work."
Her job does not require a mixer, but she is in great need of lyricists and composers, especially those with experience in boy bands. Few songs on the market can meet Yuan Xiao's standards. Before Stary is able to compose and release his own albums independently, Yuan Xiao will probably always be in a state of longing for talent.
Moreover...if Fu Daoyun and Gu Yuchen work together, will there be any buffs or something? They have trained together, debuted together, and released so many albums. They have a tacit understanding. If they work together, their efficiency should be greater than the sum of their parts, right?
To be honest, if I have the chance, I really want to collect the entire first generation illustrated book.
"Yuanxin will start to form a girl group next. After this period of vacation is over, I have already arranged with various colleges and universities to go there to select female trainees. Teacher Gu has to take care of Stary's first album recording and the girl group's training and classes. I'm afraid he will be too busy."
"If Mr. Fu has time, he can go to Yuanxin to teach the trainees."
Gu Yuchen looked down at Yuan Xiao's soft hair and gently touched her sleeve. "Tell this guy what you said to me at that time. He will also fall for it."
Fu Daoyun: ...Now it's really hard to tell where you're going with your elbow.
Yuan Xiao: "...Which one? Want to be the best boy band or girl band in China?"
"Didn't you tell me at that time that you wanted me to see what an idol group that could truly take root in this land would look like? You wanted to create a top group that truly belonged to the domestic entertainment industry." Teacher Gu still remembered clearly what Yuan Xiao had said to fool him. Besides, he had seen Yuan Xiao's efforts over the past six months, so he couldn't say that it was all nonsense.
Fu Daoyun laughed at himself, "Do you need our experience of failure?"
Like Gu Yuchen, he had never really let go of that experience.
Yuan Xiao answered seriously: "It's not just the experience of failure."
"The market is built bit by bit, and fans' star-chasing habits are also developed slowly. Each new generation of groups innovates on the experience of the previous groups. You are the foundation, the starting point, and the beginning of everything. Perhaps in terms of marketing and other aspects, it is still relatively crude due to the limitations of the times." She turned her head and looked at the five tall and handsome boys in the inner room, "But without you, they would definitely not be what they are now."
【Author’s words】
I'm about to start a girl group~
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